An Open Letter to Russ Hiebert

(WARNING: Heavy sarcasm to follow)

I got your survey in the mail, Russ. I'm glad you're being so considerate of your constituents opinions and wishes. The way you phrase those questions so that we know your opinion and give inflictions so strong that you basically just guide our pens to the correct checkmark is very thoughtful. You must know how busy Canadians are these days, so it's a releive to have someone making decisions for us. This question is just one of many political gems you were kind enough to ask our opinions on:

Which statement reflects your view on the environment?

[] Our current efforts to preserve the environment are satisfactory, especially if doing more would result in job losses or higher prices.

[] We need to do more to preserve the environment even if it means job losses or higher prices.

I just love the way that you make it sound like environmentalists are lobbying for job losses, because there's no way for us to create more sustainable, environmentally friendly jobs. The very idea is ridiculous.

Before reading yours, I thought surveys were supposed to unbiasedly ask for the honest thoughts of a group of people without making revealing the thoughts of the survey writer. Now I know that a political survey is simply a device to make it look like the politician actually cares about what their constituents say. Thank you very much for clearing that up.

Most sincerely,

Alex